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Over 600 贝博体育 students graduated in spring 2023.
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贝博体育 students backstage before the ceremony commenced.
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贝博体育's spring 2023 graduation was its biggest in seven years.
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Undergraduate valedictory speaker Blaise Babineck.
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Graduate valedictory speaker Natalie Ediger.
On Saturday, May 6, 贝博体育 celebrated the achievements of its spring class of 2023 by seeing over 600 students graduate, making it the largest class to graduate at the University in seven years. Thousands of friends and family members of the graduates attended the ceremony at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, providing great excitement to a full auditorium.
Over 100 Kamehameha Schools students and eight Maryknoll School students received their AA degrees in the dual-credit program.
Over 100 Kamehameha Schools students and eight Maryknoll School students graduated with their associate of arts degrees (AA) at 贝博体育 in the dual-credit program. This achievement marks the largest number of dual-credit students to ever graduate with their AA degrees in one ceremony in Hawai‘i.
The dual-credit program at 贝博体育 began in fall 2016, and the partnership with Maryknoll School began a year later. 贝博体育 is also engaged in a dual-credit program partnership with Hanalani Schools.
贝博体育 President John Gotanda, J.D., delivered remarks and confered degrees and 贝博体育 Senior Vice President and Provost Walsh, Ph.D., served as Master of Ceremonies.
Valedictory speakers and provided uplifting and inspiring speeches to a full auditorium. Babineck is received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Ediger received her Master of Arts in Strategic Communication.
, DMA, sung and led a mesmerizing rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner and Hawaii Pono’i with 2023 贝博体育 graduates Nya Cachola, Lili Younce, Cassidy Gilry, Simone Duran-Nyers, and Kiersten Caldwell.
The ceremony was livestreamed and can be viewed in its entirety by .
